Terri Hollinsworth — LICSWTerri is a certified clinical social worker and has been leading social skills groups through her private practice since 1990. Over the past 30 years, she has worked with children and parents at the UW Parenting Clinic, Mental Health Agencies and the Experimental Education Unit at the University of Washington.
Leslie Fields — M.Ed./LMHCLeslie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Washington state and a certified school counselor, as well as an experienced classroom teacher. Over the past 30 years she has worked with children and parents in public, private, and international settings. In addition to maintaining a private practice, she is currently a school counselor and parent educator.
Karrin GrutzKarrin Grutz holds a BA in Psychology with graduate work in Educational Psychology and Special Education. She is a certified child group leader. She has been leading social skills groups in school, clinical, and home settings since 1993. She worked for 12 years as a child therapist and research coordinator at the U.W. Parenting Clinic and has led groups at Group Health’s ADHD Clinic and several Seattle Public School classrooms. Karrin also leads play groups with an emphasis on social skills, and works privately with children and families as a social skills coach.
Derek Terran-Hollinsworth Derek holds a B.A. in Education and is a certified Elementary school teacher. Since 2004, he has been teaching in a Special Education classroom for emotionally and behaviorally disordered (EBD) children. He has co-led Wally's Club since 2005.
Carole Hooven — Ph.D.Carole Hooven has worked with families and children for more than 20 years.
She has a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, with an emphasis on social emotional development. She is a U.W. faculty member and coordinates research projects that support adolescent success with academics, mood management, and substance-use control.
Laura Doerflinger — M.S./LMHC Laura is a licensed mental health counselor and experienced child & family therapist. During her 14-years in the field, she has worked with children and families as a private therapist. She founded and is the executive director of the Parent Education Group. She provides parent education and workshops about children given to the community. She offers parent coaching and is publishing many of her family strengthening ideas in her book, Tricks of the Trade - Parenting Secrets.
[For our son, Wally's Club] means that school is not so hard now that he knows the social skills [they] teach him...he has more friends in school now that he knows how to be a better friend. It means that even when he's had an awful day, even the thought of Wally's Club makes him smile. [For us, Wally's Club] means he has a place where he is accepted and welcomed for the amazing boy that he is...a place to safely learn the unspoken rules of social communication. It gives us peace of mind, as we see him growing in his social skills and becoming more confident with himself. It's the highlight of his week.
Wally's Club provides the social competencies that are needed for children with learning disabilities to be successful in school both socially and academically. The facilitators are warm, kind and welcoming.
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